diff --git a/package/gnuplot/gnuplot-0001-configure-add-without-demo-option.patch b/package/gnuplot/gnuplot-0001-configure-add-without-demo-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acdc91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnuplot/gnuplot-0001-configure-add-without-demo-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+Index: gnuplot-4.6.0/configure.in
+===================================================================
+--- gnuplot-4.6.0.orig/configure.in	2012-03-08 05:34:42.000000000 +0100
++++ gnuplot-4.6.0/configure.in	2013-01-07 11:50:03.003804463 +0100
+@@ -748,6 +748,16 @@
+ AC_ARG_WITH(lisp-files,dnl
+ [  --without-lisp-files    do not build emacs lisp files])
+ 
++dnl Whether we want to build the demo files
++dnl Does nothing here, is passed on to the demo subdir
++AC_ARG_WITH(demo,dnl
++[  --without-demo    do not build demo files])
++
++dnl Whether we want to build the doc files
++dnl Does nothing here, is passed on to the doc subdir
++AC_ARG_WITH(doc,dnl
++[  --without-doc    do not build doc files])
++
+ dnl Sort help/subtopic tables by row or column
+ AC_ARG_WITH(row-help,dnl
+ [  --with-row-help         format help and subtopic tables by row (default)
+@@ -1200,6 +1210,24 @@
+ fi
+ AC_SUBST(LISPDIR)
+ 
++dnl build demo files
++if test "$with_demo" != no; then
++  AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(demo)
++  DEMODIR=demo
++else
++  DEMODIR=
++fi
++AC_SUBST(DEMODIR)
++
++dnl build doc files
++if test "$with_doc" != no; then
++  AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(docs)
++  DOCDIR=docs
++else
++  DOCDIR=
++fi
++AC_SUBST(DOCDIR)
++
+ dnl Substitute variables
+ AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
+ AC_SUBST(VERSION_MAJOR)
+Index: gnuplot-4.6.0/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- gnuplot-4.6.0.orig/Makefile.am	2013-01-04 14:07:02.239120935 +0100
++++ gnuplot-4.6.0/Makefile.am	2013-01-07 11:51:12.034846363 +0100
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-
+ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.2h
+ 
+-SUBDIRS = config m4 term src docs $(LISPDIR) man demo tutorial share
++SUBDIRS = config m4 term src $(DOCDIR) $(LISPDIR) $(DEMODIR) man tutorial share
+ 
+ EXTRA_DIST = BUGS CodeStyle Copyright FAQ.pdf GNUmakefile INSTALL INSTALL.gnu \
+ Makefile.maint PATCHLEVEL PGPKEYS PORTING README README.1ST \
diff --git a/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.mk b/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.mk
index 40c3021..98e4a72 100644
--- a/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.mk
+++ b/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ GNUPLOT_VERSION = 4.6.0
 GNUPLOT_SOURCE = gnuplot-$(GNUPLOT_VERSION).tar.gz
 GNUPLOT_SITE = http://superb-dca2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gnuplot/gnuplot/$(GNUPLOT_VERSION)
 
+GNUPLOT_AUTORECONF = YES
 GNUPLOT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 GNUPLOT_LICENSE = gnuplot license (open source)
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ GNUPLOT_CONF_OPT = --without-x \
 		--disable-raise-console \
 		--disable-mouse \
 	        --without-tutorial \
-		--without-demo --disable-demo \
+		--without-demo \
+		--without-doc \
 	        --without-row-help \
 		--disable-history-file \
 	        --without-lisp-files \
diff --git a/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.patch b/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7053a46..0000000
--- a/package/gnuplot/gnuplot.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
-index bc0f2b2..5c00fe5 100644
---- a/Makefile.am
-+++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-
- AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.2h
- 
--SUBDIRS = config m4 term src docs $(LISPDIR) man demo tutorial share
-+SUBDIRS = config m4 term src $(LISPDIR) man tutorial share
- 
- EXTRA_DIST = BUGS CodeStyle Copyright FAQ.pdf GNUmakefile INSTALL INSTALL.gnu \
- Makefile.maint PATCHLEVEL PGPKEYS PORTING README README.1ST \
-diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
-index 71118bc..86df133 100644
---- a/Makefile.in
-+++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
- top_builddir = @top_builddir@
- top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
- AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.2h
--SUBDIRS = config m4 term src docs $(LISPDIR) man demo tutorial share
-+SUBDIRS = config m4 term src $(LISPDIR) man tutorial share
- EXTRA_DIST = BUGS CodeStyle Copyright FAQ.pdf GNUmakefile INSTALL INSTALL.gnu \
- Makefile.maint PATCHLEVEL PGPKEYS PORTING README README.1ST \
- VERSION configure.vms pm3d win
